'The first and most basic responsibility of any government is to protect its people from external threats and internal harm.''Budget 2025-2026 has to focus on meeting this responsibility,' asserts......
Bangladesh's interim government chief Muhammad Yunus on Sunday alleged that Sheikh Hasina's "brutal dictatorship" destroyed every institution of the country during her decade-and-a-half-long reign......
Three big cities in the country -- Delhi, Mumbai and Bengaluru -- witnessed huge spike in daily COVID-19 cases on Wednesday even as Delhi health minister Satyendar Jain claimed hospital......
Irrigation woes have contributed to the problem of stubble burning in the state, reports Sarthak Choudhury. IMAGE: A farmer burns dry paddy stubble at a field in Patiala, October 7, 2023.......
Ahead of the consecration ceremony of the upcoming Ram temple in Ayodhya, demand for its wooden models has gone up, with one manufacturing unit even claiming to have received orders from the US and......
'The past few quarters have seen prohibitive fares for advance bookings, only to dip closer to departure.' Kindly note the image has been published only for representational purposes. Photograph:......
Equity benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty slumped nearly 1 per cent in a topsy-turvy trading session on Friday, dragged by intense selling in FMCG, auto and energy stocks amid escalating tensions......
'Covid-related claims were almost 2.5 times the normal claims size.' Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com The first quarter saw a huge spike in Covid cases in the country, resulting in loss......
'In the short term you keep your return expectations very, very low; in the medium term be prepared to invest and in the long term growth will come and your returns from stocks will be high.'......
'On the final product, there can be an increase of a minimum of 10 per cent in February and March.' IMAGE: People watch Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman present the Union Budget at an......
IMAGE: Varun Sharma, Pulkit Samrat, Manjot Singh and Pankaj Tripathi in Fukrey 3. It was an eventful weekend for Bollywood as the box office saw a different kind of trend, as compared to the......
'Everyone's favourite show Mirzapur is returning with a third season in which I am reprising my role as Beena Tripathi.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Rasika Dugal/Instagram Rasika Dugal may have made......
It was heartening to see so many women -- young and old, many in hijab and burqa shaking their bodies, raising their arms and singing with complete abandonment.Yes, this happened in Saudi Arabia,......
'Everybody is losing money as interest costs keep piling up.''Some films will wait for a theatrical release and some won't, keeping their profit and loss situation in mind.' IMAGE: Prabhas in......
'Controversy! Little grey area once again. Did Pant get bat on that or not?' IMAGE: Rishabh Pant looks dejected after his dismisssal during Day 3 of the Mumbai Test. Photograph: BCCI Rishabh......
IMAGES: Indian Olympic Association President P T Usha greets IOC chief Thomas Bach with a warm smile. Photograph: Kind courtesy PT Usha/X The Athletics Federation of India (AFI) will need a......
IMAGE: Fans during the third T20 International between India and Sri Lanka at the Maharashtra Cricket Association stadium in Pune, on January 10, 2020. Photograph: BCCI The Maharashtra government......
IMAGE: Charge d'affaires of the Argentine embassy Diego Alonso mourns the death of soccer legend Diego Armando Maradona, outside the Argentine embassy building in La Paz, Bolivia. Photograph:......
IMAGE: India and Pakistan players shake hands. Photograph: Michael Steele/Getty Images With life slowly returning to normalcy in the post-coronavirus era, Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) is all upbeat......